Layered Mint Chocolates

Name: Layered Mint Chocolates
Yield: Makes 35 bite-size chocolates
Ingredients: White chocolate, 8 oz (240 g), chopped; Green food coloring (optional); Unsalted butter, 4 tablespoons (2 oz/60 g), melted; Semisweet chocolate (at least 60% cocoa solids), 1 pound (500 g), chopped; Peppermint oil, ¾ teaspoon

Preparation info

Makes
35
bite-size chocolates

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Better From Scratch

By Ivy Manning

Published 2014

About

Just like the store-bought candies in green foil, these chocolate bites melt in your mouth with a bright mint finish. Be sure to use peppermint oil, not peppermint extract, or the melted chocolate will seize. Look for the oil in specialty baking shops or online.

Ingredients

Unsalted butter, 4 tablespoons (2 oz/60 g), melted
Peppermint oil<

Confectionery
Gluten-free
Chocolate
Vegetarian

Method

Transfer 2 tablespoons of the melted butter, avoiding the white foam on top and milky whey at the bottom, to a small bowl, add the peppermint oil, and set aside. Discard the remaining butter.

Line a 9-by-13-inch (23-by-33-cm) baking pan with parchment paper. Put the semisweet chocolate in a